WKU Hilltoppers vs. Saint Joseph’s Hawks
Postgame Notes
Nov. 27, 2014
Madison Square Garden; New York, N.Y.
FINAL SCORE: WKU 62, Saint Joseph’s 59
Team Records, Game Notables and Series Information
· WKU improved to 2-3 on the season, and Saint Joseph’s fell to 3-3
o WKU now leads the all-time series between the two schools 7-3
· WKU is now 19-21 all-time in Madison Square Garden, which it was playing in Thursday night for the first time since 1986
· WKU is now 6-7 all-time in the NIT Season Tip-Off, which the Hilltoppers were participating in for the fifth time
· WKU hits the court on Wednesday, Dec. 3 against Bowling Green State at 7:00 PM (CT) at E.A. Diddle Arena on American Sports Network
Team Notes
· WKU used the starting lineup of Chris Harrison-Docks, Trency Jackson, T.J. Price, George Fant and Ben Lawson for the third-straight game
· WKU forced six-straight missed shots by Saint Joseph’s before James Demery connected on a three-pointer over 5:00 into the game
· KEY FIRST HALF RUN: Trailing 8-5, WKU went on a 7-0 run over 1:03 to take a 12-8 lead at the under-12:00 media timeout of the first half. WKU would not trail again in the first half
· The Hilltoppers hit 5-straight shots after that key first half run but had four turnovers in the same span
· Near the end of the first half, WKU hit 7-of-9 shots and opened a 31-22 lead with 1:24 to go in the opening 20 minutes
· KEY SECOND HALF RUN: Saint Joseph’s took a 54-52 lead with 2:46 to play after a 9-2 run, but WKU responded with six-straight points to regain a 58-54 lead and carry it down the stretch
· WKU has had a 15-point scorer in nine-straight games
· WKU has hit a three-pointer in 845 consecutive games dating back to March 15, 1987
· WKU has allowed 76 or fewer points in eight-straight games
· WKU has outrebounded four of its five opponents this season
Individual Notes
· Senior George Fant had 17 points and a career-high 15 rebounds, 11 of which were on the offensive end, and three assists while going 5-for-6 from the free throw line
o Fant tied a season high in the first half alone with nine rebounds, and his three assists in the first half equaled a career high
o Prior to Thursday’s 17-point outing, Fant had 24 points in the season’s previous four games combined
· Redshirt-sophomore Chris Harrison-Docks had 12 points
o Harrison-Docks has now hit multiple three-pointers in 19 of his 29 games as a Hilltopper
· Sophomore Ben Lawson had a career-high eight points
o Lawson has now blocked at least one shot in four-straight games
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